Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1996

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PART I

Preliminary and General

Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction.

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1996.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as by order or orders made by the Minister under this section may be fixed therefor, either generally or with reference to a particular purpose or provision and different days may be fixed for different purposes and different provisions.

(3) The Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1993, and this Act may be cited together as the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1996, and shall be construed together as one.